FBA Pride in ADR

JAMS is a proud sponsor of the Federal Bar Association's first-ever Pride in ADR event. Pride in ADR is a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ communities’ availability, visibility, and selection as professionals in the field of alternative dispute resolution and a conversation about some of the challenges which persist as well as those which lay ahead. The Hon. Ana C. Reyes, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the first Hispanic woman and the first open LGBTQIA+ judge to be appointed to the D.C. federal district court, will keynote. A panel discussion will follow, featuring leading alternative dispute resolution practitioners. The event is in honor of Pride, celebrated annually in June, which commemorates the Stonewall Riots, but which also demonstrates, raises consciousness, and develops courage, dignity, and feelings of self-worth for a population which continues to face open hostility and discrimination in today’s society despite advancements in civil rights.

Featured Panel:

Pride in ADR - Leading alternative dispute resolution practitioners will share their experiences of coming to the ADR profession as members of the LGBTQIA+ communities including some of the risks, rewards and considerations weighed at the intersection of privacy, personal and professional concerns.

Panelists:

Bryan J. Branon, J.D., Principal, Branon’s ADR and Vice-Chair, FBA D&I Committee (Washington, D.C.)
Tiffany Delery Davis, Arbitrator & Mediator, American Arbitration Association & MAPS Mediation Arbitration Professional Systems, Inc. (New Orleans, LA)
Genesis Fisher, Esq., Mediator, JAMS (New York, NY)
Anthony J. May, Partner, Brown Goldstein & Levy (Baltimore, MD)
Patrick Pearsall, Partner, A & O Shearman (Washington, D.C.)
Richard Perque, Arbitrator & Mediator, MAPS Mediation Arbitration Professional Systems, Inc. (New Orleans, LA)
Jo Colbert Stanley, JD, LLM, FCIArb, Managing Shareholder, Stanley Legal Services LLC and Chair, ADR Section, Federal Bar Association (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)